Temperatures in the lower 48 states were 8.6 degrees above normal for March and 6 degrees higher than average for the first three months of the year, according to calculations by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That far exceeds the old records. The magnitude of how unusual the year has been in the U.S. has alarmed some meteorologists who have warned about global warming. One climate scientist said it’s the weather equivalent of a baseball player on steroids.
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Why weren't these scientists concerned over the severe winter weather we had last year? In all my 52 years in New England, I never saw that much snow, except for the blizzard of '78. Something's not right about all this climate change talk. There's clearly money to be made when there's a crisis, or a problem that needs a solution, and I do feel that's what's behind it all.
Seth Borenstein has reported extraordinary evidence of why enjoying warm North American weather in March was a "guilty pleasure." However, there are unprecedented and threatening climate events occurring all over the world. On May 5, Bill McKibben's 350.org will link all of the earth's human beings with a Connect the Dots event that will urge all governments to act now in the face of the Eaarth's climate crisis.